new user questions

hello!

I am migrating fr om ThunderBird and I just installed TheBat, though I have some questions:

1) why do you force me to create an account? why am I not able to just use the program for a single user?

2) why you say "default" in home directory? how should I know what you mean by that? what if I use the portable TheBat, wh ere home directory will have varying location?

3) I have 40 email accounts in a list like this:
name1 email1@yahoo.com:pass1
name2 email2@gmail.com:pass2
and I want to import them to TheBat with few clicks. I want to use the default account settings and I want to use the proper connection protocol (IMAP, POP3, etc) for each account automatically. Is there a way to do it?

thanks!

The account that you must create is an EMAIL account i.e. one of the ones that are in Thunderbird. You have to create the first one that way. Then it will set up in Appdata on XP (if I remember correctly) or on Windows 7/8 the default will be "C:\ProgramData\The Bat!" although it can be ANYWHERE you want it

I believe you are going to have to recreate the accounts one at a time. As for messages, I was able to move into the bat by dragging them from a folder on the other email prog to the Bat folder that I created. You MAY have to create an interim windows folder to use - that is drag them to that folder, then drag them to the bat etc. If Thunderbird exports MBOX format, bat can bring it right in - on a folder by folder basis. You are looking at an afternoon's work, but it will be worth it

Advice - Thunderbird uses a lot of common folders. common inboxes etc. The bat has a much better way of handling that so work on a PER ACCOUNT basis for now, which may seem counter intuitive. If you don't, you will end up rearranging everything that way eventually. That is from experience

When you are ready to look at all 40 inboxes at the same time you will add and configure a common virtual folder - ask for a hand if you need it

The bat will do almost anything. Every time I have come up with an insurmountable problem, someone has the fix. The price for the configurability is a steeper learning curve. Get involved in the TBUDL mailing list when you get to that point
http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html

Perhaps someone else will come on here with an easier way to get imported and up to speed

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Rick G Guru Posts: 774 Points: 2063 Rating: 49 Authority: 49 Joined: 23 July 2006	#2 1.4763 07 April 2013 20:21:55 The account that you must create is an EMAIL account i.e. one of the ones that are in Thunderbird. You have to create the first one that way. Then it will set up in Appdata on XP (if I remember correctly) or on Windows 7/8 the default will be "C:\ProgramData\The Bat!" although it can be ANYWHERE you want it I believe you are going to have to recreate the accounts one at a time. As for messages, I was able to move into the bat by dragging them from a folder on the other email prog to the Bat folder that I created. You MAY have to create an interim windows folder to use - that is drag them to that folder, then drag them to the bat etc. If Thunderbird exports MBOX format, bat can bring it right in - on a folder by folder basis. You are looking at an afternoon's work, but it will be worth it Advice - Thunderbird uses a lot of common folders. common inboxes etc. The bat has a much better way of handling that so work on a PER ACCOUNT basis for now, which may seem counter intuitive. If you don't, you will end up rearranging everything that way eventually. That is from experience When you are ready to look at all 40 inboxes at the same time you will add and configure a common virtual folder - ask for a hand if you need it The bat will do almost anything. Every time I have come up with an insurmountable problem, someone has the fix. The price for the configurability is a steeper learning curve. Get involved in the TBUDL mailing list when you get to that point http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html Perhaps someone else will come on here with an easier way to get imported and up to speed